Reveal Monthly Challenge : June 2014

Another reveal day *smile*...

My creative mood is truly should say thanks to those many jewelry challenges out there. By join them, I can explore and learn new way of jewelry making. My soul is in beadweaving, but I cannot close my eyes from other techniques. At least I have to try it. Just like for this challenge, with the inspiration below quote, I tried to make something out of my comfort zone.

Making jewelry using wire is so famous everywhere. So I decided to try to make simple wire stringing for this challenge. Loop by loop. My patience has been tested through beadweaving, so making small loop wire between beads just need another portion of my patience *wink* what I need from this test is NEAT result. Well...are they NEAT enough Ladies (especially those who have been used this technique to make jewelry)? Please give me your criticism...

::: SILVER HAWK :::

Yupss...I made one set - necklace, ring and bracelet. I was dying to make the design as simple as possible. If you have visited this blog quite often, you will found out how wild my imagination and turn it into complicated piece of jewelry. To achieve that simplicity, I looks at Korean , Chinese and Japanese teenage style which is in my opinion their style is ready to use and easy going with one single tone of colors.

So I picked silver. I love silver tone. Matching with any colors. The materials are light weight. Cause I believe that teenage avoid heavy jewelry with complex details *grin* 

 See the loop between the beads? Neat enough kah?

Speaking about the materials, I used wire a lot for this design. Some resin beads, synthetic pearls, glass beads, chain and headpins. My skill  in using pliers is tolerable for now L.O.L trust me pliers were so heavy for me at the first. 'Pull the wire with plier to shape' needs more power than 'pull the thread to shape'...yeah yeah I enjoy this 'pull' moment *smile*

For couples Monthly Challenges I was late on the reveal day. Perhaps others think that I'm not serious making this challenge event. Well...I can't guess the rhythm of my life. Ups and downs. At least I came up with design to fulfill the reveal day although late *sorry* I think I am alone for this month, although I noticed there are two Ladies signed up this month. I know both Ladies will be so busy this month, the days before the fasting of Ramadhan. Still I will visit them, hopefully they can come-up with their piece of jewelry design for this challenge. Here they are...

Asri Wahyuningsih

Diah Anggreni

OMG! June...

...on.my.gears...

After May shambles, June is writhing slowly in the direction of positive. My June challenges agenda quite a lot too. Start working on one by one. Let me list them here...

::: 5th A Time To Stitch :::

waaaaaa...

I finished only one bracelet. Need two more. So you all can come back here next tuesday, June 17th 2014 to find out what kind of stitch I choose to explore for this challenge.

::: Parcel Lebaran :::

It is local challenge to made bracelet for my partner as Idul Fitri gift. Idul Fitri is a big festival with long holiday in my country, cause Moslem is majority in here. I finished all the bracelets already. I'll pack them into something special. I hope I will send the bracelets for my partners on 20 June. And please do come back here on our reveal day at June 29th 2014.

::: June Monthly Challenge :::

This month inspiration is Napoleon's quotation. With the quotation I want to make something that I almost never touch. It is jewelry making technique too. I just want to show that we can use seed bead on any kind of media. I hope I can finish the design on time at June 30th 2014.

::: 2nd My Country Blog Hop :::

This is my second time to participate on Nancy's My Country challenge. If you want to know my design for last year, just click HERE. And to be honest, I'm still blank about the design *grin* I hope I can find it ASAP before the blog hop reveal day on July 1st 2014!!!

::: 3Serangkai Dalam Aksi :::

Me and two others local jewelry designers share the same package to create. On April my package became the first to create. And H.E.R.E. my design for the Rainbow package. On May I had package from Diah Anggreni to create. Summer was on my head, so I made barefoot sandals for the All About Turquoise package. And I have received package from Jane for June and still on the process of designing. So much challenging elements on her Autumn Blossom package. I will show them + my design on July 3rd on the reveal day ok.

See youuuu Ladiessss...I'll come back soon with some creative pieces!!!
Have a great weekend to you all...

Monthly Challenge : June 2014

Huuufff...

May was so hard to me. Hope June will bring some fresh air over the coming summer. But not the summer will be the theme of this month, because it was too much to take the summer as inspiration for a challenge. With the arrival of summer, hopefully the imagination that comes for design of your work is 'hot' too. Use your wild imagination to create something incredible, outstanding, exceptional, extraordinary and fantastic. So here the inspiration for this month...

Fresh Hues by Design Seeds

I found this quote few month ago from my mailbox sent by Design Seeds. And I love it. Use this quote to gain your imagination. Conquered the world with the design of your work. Art is not always about beauty. Sometime ugly and weird are included too *wink* put the true you this time to create something imaginary and than bring it into real world in the form a piece of work.

How do I enter?

Simply write a comment on this posting. Don't forget to mention your Facebook account or your blog address.

What can I make?

Anything as long as it is ART! Any technique is accepted, from beadweaving and stringing to wire work and bead embroidery. Lampworkers and polymer clay artists are also welcome to show-off beads they've made. Your creation must be made especially for the challenge, to make it fair on everyone who takes part please do not post something that was made before June 2nd 2014.

Does it have to be my own design?

Yes, this time should be your own design.

When is the deadline?

The deadline is Midnight (in your time zone) on Monday the 30th of June 2014.

Can I make more than one piece?

You can make as many pieces as you like.

I'm not in the Indonesia, can I still join in?

Yes of course! I will welcome participant from around the world so don't worry if you're not in the Indonesia.

Any logo for Monthly Challenge?

Sure, here it is...